1:30 PM,
Dec. 4, 2013

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Statehouse Bureau

When it comes to disclosing financial interests and its method of policing ethics issues, New Jersey's judiciary gets a failing grade, according to a watchdog report issued Wednesday.

The Center for Public Integrity report says New Jersey's "self-policing form of oversight" and its high threshold for disclosure of gifts are among the reasons why the state gets an "F" in its report.

"Similar to 11 other states, the Garden State has a self-policing form of oversight, with the Supreme Court having ultimate say in disciplinary matters of judges even if a justice is involved," the report reads. ...